reminders.

my favorite part of the day is always first thing in the morning. after saying hello to a sleepy charlie, we head out to the study where i feed him...and then we sleepily walk out the back door for a few quiet minutes outside. while charlie wanders around our tiny backyard, i sit on the stoop and look up.

in the darkness, i see hundreds of stars. and they are an ever-welcome reminder of how small i am...how big He is...and how much i need him throughout the day. it's an incredible way to welcome the day.

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i am in the middle of a bad spell with my health. it seems my stomach cannot be appeased, no matter what i do/eat. it's been a week or so since i have been able to eat normally and i have missed a couple of days of work in the meantime.

prayer would be much appreciated that i may get over this roadblock and begin to feel a little bit normal again.

thanks, friends.

morning rituals.

i have a morning ritual, of sorts. while i wait for my coffee to brew and while i eat breakfast, i crack open an old leather-bound book on my desk entitled streams in the desert. it's a very old devotional, sometimes using old styles of English that leave me a little befuddled...but for the most part, i love starting my day with small reminders of God's ever-increasing glory.

this morning, i came across a quote i felt the need tp post on my blog...if for no other reason than for my own sake when i am old and gray and stumble across this electronic diary of sorts. the quote is as follows:

i have learnt to love the darkness of sorrow; there you see the brightness of His face. - madame guyon

it is absolutely beautiful and absolutely true.